Saudi Arabia accounted for 40 per cent of venture capital funding in MENA region last year
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Saudi Arabia tops 2023 MENA venture capital rankings
VC funding for Saudi start-ups increased by 33 per cent last year
GITEX
UAE and Saudi Arabia lead $1.4bn MENA venture capital funding boom
UAE and Saudi Arabia dominate VC funding in MENA region
investments
‘Funding winter’ impact: M&A ‘exit’ deals plunge 30% in MENA in H1, 2023
In terms of numbers, the region recorded just 27 exits in the first half of the year
Magnitt
Revealed: MENA predicted to see spike in VC financing in Q4, 2023
Works on some mega venture capital investment deals are said to be currently underway in the region
fintech
Middle East startup sector crashes over 40% amid global headwinds, report reveals
The drought in fresh capital deals impacts the top five startup sectors the most
2022 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Venture Report
MENA venture capital funding soars to a record $2.6bn in 2021 as fintech, e-commerce claim a third of the deals
UAE start-ups accounted for 26 percent of all deals closed across the MENA region, and 45 percent of all venture capital funding raised across the region in 2021
Angel Investors
How Dubai’s in5 aims to connect more entrepreneurs with investors
Platform for entrepreneurs in tech, design and media announces new dedicated space for investors
Funding
Funding growth: The rise of venture capital in the Middle East
Philip Bahoshy, the founder and CEO of MAGNiTT, shares his optimism for the regional venture capital (VC) markets after a shaky year
Magnitt
Why MENA start-ups are a focus for global venture capital investments
A potent mix of underdeveloped financial and banking systems, nascent digital payment systems and increasing vulnerability to climate shocks in many countries in the region is generating strong entrepreneurship with commercially viable solutions and attracting huge investment interest in the region
Arabian Business StartUp
Lebanese start-ups see slump in VC funding as UAE tops Middle East
New research shows Lebanon’s share in venture capital investments halves in 2020 compared to previous year
Abu Dhabi Financial Group
Keeping up with SMEs
Krypto Labs MD Dr Saleh Al Hashemi says the appetite to support early stage start-ups in the UAE is there, but not enough platforms exist to facilitate that development
E-commerce
Record investment of $560m made in MENA start-ups in 2017
65% rise in investments since last year, with UAE witnessing 70 percent of transactions